Flow Blocking Effects is a physical atmospheric phenomenon in orographic precipitation wherein the impingement of moist airflows on elevated terrain induces upstream deflection or stagnation of the flow, thereby altering the spatial distribution and intensity of precipitation by restricting the ascent of air masses to leeward regions.
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Orographic Flow Blocking
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C. B. Ruchti, L. Niemeyer · IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science · 1986 · 223 citations
Upstream Blocking and Airflow Over Mountains
Peter G. Baines · Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics · 1987 · 134 citations
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NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Boulder, United States
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Met Office
Exeter, United Kingdom
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Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing, China
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University of Washington
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Imperial College London
London, United Kingdom
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Boulder, United States
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State University of New York
Albany, United States
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NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory
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- Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
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- Monthly Weather Review
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- Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
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